Disney Reportedly Developing Beauty And The Beast Spinoff For Gaston
Disney has been releasing a wave of live-action remakes of their classic animated features over the last few years. While there are still many of those on the slate, we appear to be entering the next phase of this venture – we’re getting sequels and spinoffs to the original films that expand the story. One that we can report is in the works is a solo movie for Beauty and the Beast villain Gaston, as played by Luke Evans. No one spins off like Gaston!
Sources close to WGTC – the same ones who told us an Aladdin sequel is in development, which we now know to be true – have informed us that Disney is developing the film based around the handsome hunter, with the project set to end up on the Disney Plus streaming service. Developing is the key word here, as We Got This Covered is hearing that it’s only in the early stages of pre-production. This news follows on from our previous report that another BatB spinoff is on the way, with this one focusing on the Beast’s years before he met Belle.
If the studio is looking to expand this franchise, then a Gaston movie is a no-brainer. They’ve already found success with other villain-centric films like Maleficent and have similar projects, e.g. Cruella, on the way. What’s more, Evans’ Gaston is easily one of the most popular villains from these remakes. Whereas fans criticized the depiction of, say, Jafar and Scar in Aladdin and The Lion King, everyone praised Evans for perfectly recreating the cartoon character.
Obviously, Gaston falls to his death at the end of the 2017 movie, so this would no doubt be a prequel that’d explain how he got so egocentric and desperate to find himself a wife. Hopefully Josh Gad would be back as his faithful pal LeFou, as well, but we haven’t had confirmation of that at this time. Let us know whether you’ve any interest in this particular Beauty and the Beast follow-up in the usual place.
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